RESILIENCE THINKING
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EMBRACING CHANGE, TRANSFORMING THE CITY. RESILIENCE THINKING. By: Prof . Chrisna du Plessis & Edna Peres (PhD candidate) University of Pretoria Urban Design Seminar 2013. NEW YORK. DETROIT. URBAN RESILIENCE THINKING. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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RESILIENCE THINKING
RESILIENCE THINKINGEMBRACING CHANGE, TRANSFORMING THE CITYBy: Prof . Chrisna du Plessis & Edna Peres (PhD candidate)University of PretoriaUrban Design Seminar 20132
DETROITNEW YORK3URBAN RESILIENCE THINKINGis a value neutral concept that represents the strength and weakness of a system, to help us make decisions on how to navigate (and hopefully thrive in) an uncertain future.RESILIENCE?RESILIENCE (noun)The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortuneThe physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticityThe positive ability of a system or company to adapt itself to the consequences of a catastrophic failure.
WHAT?
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ENGINEERINGEMERGENCIESECOLOGYSYSTEMSPSYCHOLOGYBUSINESS And.CITIES
1970S
URBAN RESILIENCE HAS POTENTIAL TO INTEGRATE ALL OF THESE ASPECTS OF RESILIENCEWHEN STRENGTHENING POSITIVE PARTS OF THE CITY SYSTEM THAT NEED TO BE MORE RESILIENT AND DECREASING RESILIENCE IN THOSE THAT ARE NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THE CITY SYSTEMWHAT?
5.the capacity of a system, enterprise, or a person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances [Zolli] or
6transform in response to these circumstances in order to maintain its integrity.WHAT?6
7In a rapidly transforming post-sustainability world, resilience thinking offers a positive future vision to embrace change while also integrating all systems of life.?WHY?78ECOLOGICAL VIEW
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SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL 10
Image: http://news.noahraford.com/?p=648THE PHASES OF THE ADAPTIVE CYCLE - HOLLING (1986)
11ADAPTIVE CYCLE11
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REORGANISATIONGROWTHRELEASECONSERVATION13ResidentialIndustryGreenCommerceShackPavementSeamstressWindow boxTownhouseCooperativeGardenSpaza shopMansionFactoryLocal parkFormal shopApt. buildingMultinationalReserveChainDIVERSITY14IDENTIFY LEVERAGE POINTS IN THE SYSTEM FOR EXPERIEMENTATION
LEVERAGE POINTS + EXPERIMENTATION15
LEAVE ROOM FOR16TAKE HOME MESSAGES1Urban resilience = an integration of different resilience fieldsResilience offers the opportunity to transform our systems to something new, positive, and with the capacity to evolve.Resilience is value neutral23EDNA PERES - [email protected]
CHRISNA DU PLESSIS - [email protected]
Blog - THINK TANK ON RESILIENT URBAN SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION http://trustsa.weebly.com/17
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